I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 months!

[luvmesumhair]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

This is just my opinion, but I think it's just braids period! I've had the same problem with cornroll braids, you are going to get matting depending on how much products you use on your hair and how long you keep the braids in your hair. I personally do not wash my braids, I try to wash my scalp and I moisturise my braids every other day. I apply sulfur oil to my scalp at least 3-4 times a week. I do my own braids/plaits and I noticed this last time when I took down my braids after 4 weeks, it wasn't that bad at all. This was the first for me, doing my own plaits instead of going to get them professionally cornrolled, but I noticed that I didn't have as much shed hair, I mean I had enough, but it wasn't that bad. When I take down my braids/plaits, I use aloe vera juice and spray all over section and then comb with wide tooth comb. When I take them down in 2 weeks, I'm going to try using oil to see what difference it will make. I also redo the last row of my plaits every two weeks to try to overcome the matting/buildup because the nape and sides are prone areas for buildup. I hope this helps.

So you are saying that you do not wash your braids at all?? Just rub your scalp with a cleanser? What cleanser do you use? What type of braids are you wearing? Box or cornrows?

 

[fancypants007]

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So you are saying that you do not wash your braids at all?? Just rub your scalp with a cleanser? What cleanser do you use? What type of braids are you wearing? Box or cornrows?

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. It works for me and for others. Some of the ladies here on the forum only wash their hair every 14-21 days so it really is not that unusual. I'm interested in keeping my scalp clean, so I spray my hair with an alcohol free lavendar witch hazel astringent which is excellent for cleansing the scalp. Seabreeze is also good but it contains alcohol. I try to apply at least once a week and massage it in. Sometimes I do a ACV rinse afterwards which is also good for buildup. I blot dry my scalp and next apply sulfur oil to scalp. You might want to google washing scalp while in braids because there are some YouTube videos of people that walk you through the process.

I don't know how to cornroll so since last month I tried doing plaits all over my head and interconnecting them one to the other. I start at front, part hair from ear to ear, section front into about 8-10 and plait each section individually. Then I move to front middle and do the same thing, but before i braid, I take one of the front plaits and braid it together with the front middle section. I do this all over my head (middle, middle back and back) and when I'm finished, all of my hair is braided but I only have about 3 plaits in the back which I pin up with goody hair pins and weave cap while I'm wearing my wigs/half wigs. To be honest, I am enjoying very much doing my own braids/plaits with the DMM, because i was going since July to get them done professionally but I would blowdry my hair first because I was about 16 weeks post and it seemingly worked out fine. Well then I learned about this DMM method and decided to give it a try. After moisturising and sealing my hair I detangled it and put it in loose plaits. The next day I went to get it cornrolled and when she finished I looked at the floor and there was so much of my hair on the floor. When I asked the braider why I lost so much hair, she said if I don't blowdry my hair before I come, cornrolling the hair gets tangled which is why there was so many strands of hair that I lost. I understood, but I was upset. I vowed at that time, I was going to do my own hair and it is working for me. This is what some of the long hair ladies have also learned. Their philosophy.... do not allow anybody else to do your hair..... This is what LadyPaniolo told me because she had a bad experience and we all know about Shima's long beautiful locks, she said the same thing. I learned the hard way, but now I feel empowered. I lose very little hair while I'm plaiting/braiding because I'm gentle while handling my hair. It may not look the best, but I'm wearing wigs/half wigs over them so it doesn't really matter.

 

[luvmesumhair]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

Ok. I see know. Thank you Fancypants.

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

My 'Halle' Cuts
Sensationnel Totally Instant Weave - HZ A015

I received this wig yesterday. I also bought the Tammy, but haven't really played in that one yet. Anyway, here she is. FS1B/30

Tell me what ya'll think. Again, excuse my face, I'm not smiling and I'm half woke..so be gentle

 

[ladysaraii]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

Does anyone find that their hair gets really dry in cornrowed beehive?

I dont know if its that the briads are thicker than I'm used to or if it's b/c I did an aphoghee treatment before braiding, but my hair doesnt feel like its retaining any moisture. I didnt have that problem w/ the individual braids. I hope I can solve the problem b/c I would like to continue w/ the beehive.

Hmm. I'm taking the braids down tonight, my flat twists have lasted 2 weeks (good for my first attempt. I thin i'm going to wash this weekend and let my hair out for a week and then rebraid next weekend (or have my mom do it).

 

[LadyPaniolo]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

Hi ladies!

Thought I'd pop in and check on y'all!

My salon said not to braid hair while wet b/c it pops. I allow my hair to dry of course.

Your salon is right. Women who do NOT do protein treatments regularly enough will most certainly have their hair break during braiding.

Boy O Boy. Let me tell you.....I washed my hair this weekend and did the BTR also. Everything went fine. But a little voice told me to check one of the box braids in the back to see how it is doing. so I undid the braid and OMGosh!!! The hair near the roots was so matted!!!! I was so scared because I remember what happened to Ateyaa on Youtube! So I started combing out each braid. It took me (no lie) 2 days to comb out my hair and re-braid. A lot of hair did come out. But I think it was mostly dead hair beign that I did not comb my hair in a month.

So with that said, I think for now on I am going to wash and re-do the braids every two weeks.

What do you think the culprit was? My hair being in box braids? Do you think I should have had them in cornrows? I did notice that the front of my hair (which is in cornrows going back) was not so hard to comb out.

Someone please help.

It sounds to me like you were using too many products while your hair is braided. When you braid it up, you are doing it right after a protein treatment, adding moisture and sealing it in. The spray bottle imparts your moisture during the time your hair is braided up, and it should be very light and watery, one third water.

Using heavy products, wetting your hair too much, and failing to wash the braids out during the time they are braided can all contribute to matting.

My hair is getting really thick and I usually wash, DMM and go next door for her to corn row it for me so my hair is still wet. I this asking for damage? She says very little hair come out.
I was thinking about letting it air dry getting it braided, spritizing it with water and with an applicator bottle do the DMM.

How does that sound?

If very little hair is coming out, it doesn't sound like you need to do anything different. I worry that if you were to use an applicator bottle to apply deep conditioner and follow up with oil, you would either not get every section, not get the best sealing, or create matting.

Does anyone find that their hair gets really dry in cornrowed beehive?

I dont know if its that the briads are thicker than I'm used to or if it's b/c I did an aphoghee treatment before braiding, but my hair doesnt feel like its retaining any moisture. I didnt have that problem w/ the individual braids. I hope I can solve the problem b/c I would like to continue w/ the beehive.

Hmm. I'm taking the braids down tonight, my flat twists have lasted 2 weeks (good for my first attempt. I thin i'm going to wash this weekend and let my hair out for a week and then rebraid next weekend (or have my mom do it).

Did you massage the deep conditioner into your hair and then slather it with oil/grease before you braided your beehive?

Using the spray of 1/3rd infusium, 1/3rd braid spray and 1/3rd water helps to impart moisture and avoid dryness.

Anybody else have any questions while I'm here?

 

[ladysaraii]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

Hi ladies!

Thought I'd pop in and check on y'all!


Did you massage the deep conditioner into your hair and then slather it with oil/grease before you braided your beehive?

Using the spray of 1/3rd infusium, 1/3rd braid spray and 1/3rd water helps to impart moisture and avoid dryness.

Anybody else have any questions while I'm here?

You are probably right. I didn't DMM this time b/c this was my first time doing the beehive and I am not a good braider at all. My next redo, I will definitely do it and see if that makes a difference

ETA: I took the hair down and it did feel moisturized throughout. I guess for some reason it feels dry in the exposed parts.

 

[luvmesumhair]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

Thank you LadyP.

 

[smwrigh3]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

I took my braids down tonight after 4weeks (it was itching) ...wooo chile! my hair is SUPER SOFT! I am not going to wash it until Friday but I wanted to oil it down tonight. I am still going to wear my wigs out of lazyness I am going to make some progress in 2011!

 

[s4pphir3]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

I received this wig yesterday. I also bought the Tammy, but haven't really played in that one yet. Anyway, here she is. FS1B/30

Tell me what ya'll think. Again, excuse my face, I'm not smiling and I'm half woke..so be gentle

I love that cropped 'do on you (no pun intended)

I just got my new full lac and I'm ready to try this reggie again. I didn't realize that the conditioner I was using had protein in it and my hair felt so dry and started to break a little

I'm back on my game and I'm switching from store bought conditioners/moisturizers and making my own. I plan on leaving my braids in for a month and cowashing every week.

 

[MsEveMarie]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

This was so helpful. I left cornrows in for the past month while under a wig, co washed about 3-4 times a week. Moisturized, sealed, applied growth aid and then baggied nightly. Gained a good amount of growth and thought this reggie would be a keeper for 2011. Let me tell you, I tried taking the cornrows down last night (there were only about 10 or 12), I took me from about 10 pm to a lil after 3 to finish. That makes no since at all! It was matted and hard to pick through and detangle!! I was so sick of it plus a huge ball of hair came out smh

I will try the scalp cleansing method suggested by fancypants, instead of the frequent co washing to keep my scalp clean.

Does anyone recommend the ORS herbal cleanse dry shampoo? I have an unopened bottle in the closet that I've been to afraid to try for a couple of months now.

 

[luvmesumhair]

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This was so helpful. I left cornrows in for the past month while under a wig, co washed about 3-4 times a week. Moisturized, sealed, applied growth aid and then baggied nightly. Gained a good amount of growth and thought this reggie would be a keeper for 2011. Let me tell you, I tried taking the cornrows down last night (there were only about 10 or 12), I took me from about 10 pm to a lil after 3 to finish. That makes no since at all! It was matted and hard to pick through and detangle!! I was so sick of it plus a huge ball of hair came out smh

I will try the scalp cleansing method suggested by fancypants, instead of the frequent co washing to keep my scalp clean.

Does anyone recommend the ORS herbal cleanse dry shampoo? I have an unopened bottle in the closet that I've been to afraid to try for a couple of months now.

Girl that sounded JUST like me!!! Crazy. I hope someone chime in on a scalp cleaning method/product.

 

[MsEveMarie]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

^^^Now you ladies slow down before y'all end up on Hoarders! I can see it now: LHCF sistas screaming, crying and fighting "But I need that! Ima use that!" as ole girl and dude start chuckin wigs and hair products talkin about "It's for your own good! You can't even walk in here! Did you not just see that squirrel scurry by wearing Janet in color 1B/30? It has to stop!"

LMAO that gave me a good laugh! I had taken over the linen closet with all my hair stuff plus a bunch of bins in my room. Last week my mom couldnt take it anymore. She had all of my hair stuff in the living room and was going through it. Like do you need this, do you want this, you don't even use this anymore! i was like ooh I was looking for that yep I need that I need that too, I think I'll use that again one day, lol I couldn't say no to anything.

Anyways I went to sleep she reorganized everything and I THOUGHT she kept the stuff that I requested. Until this morning I went in there and only found one bin with only a handful of things in there. Oh well I guess its for the best

 

[MsEveMarie]

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Girl that sounded JUST like me!!! Crazy. I hope someone chime in on a scalp cleaning method/product.

Yes! i hope so also, b/c I'm still recovering from that nightmare! But you had it way worse, two days girl?! You're a trooper lol

I really enjoyed the frequent cowashes while in the braids, but I guess its just not for my hair type.

I wonder if I can still do a regular wash/dc once a week though? I just can't picture leaving the cornrows in for a month without doing a good wash in them.

Also if someone could please answer if spraying the hair liberally to moisturize and baggying is aiding in the matting also? I hope not, I was really enjoying this also.

 

[Sonye93]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

Excuse me ladies, I need your help. I am very interested in doing the Deep Moisture Method, my hair needs help. Only problem is, I don't want to wear a weave or braids. Can I still do it? I've been looking for the answer but can't find it. Can anyone help?

 

[fancypants007]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

This was so helpful. I left cornrows in for the past month while under a wig, co washed about 3-4 times a week. Moisturized, sealed, applied growth aid and then baggied nightly. Gained a good amount of growth and thought this reggie would be a keeper for 2011. Let me tell you, I tried taking the cornrows down last night (there were only about 10 or 12), I took me from about 10 pm to a lil after 3 to finish. That makes no since at all! It was matted and hard to pick through and detangle!! I was so sick of it plus a huge ball of hair came out smh

I will try the scalp cleansing method suggested by fancypants, instead of the frequent co washing to keep my scalp clean.

Does anyone recommend the ORS herbal cleanse dry shampoo? I have an unopened bottle in the closet that I've been to afraid to try for a couple of months now.

I am so sorry to hear about this, but I have been there done that. The excessive matting defeats the purpose of trying to gain long hair. I will try to do some research and see if I can post links of others who wash their scalps and the products they use.

 

[~Sparklingflame~]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

So ya'll saying that cornrowing your hair and leaving them in the braids for a month while washing your hair with them in will cause matting?

Hmmm.

I only left mine in for 2 weeks and I sprayed diluted Elasta QP on my cornrows a few times and when I finally took them down I wore a braidout for a couple days. Then I simply brushed the shed hair out with my Denman with no problems at all.

 

[fancypants007]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

This was so helpful. I left cornrows in for the past month while under a wig, co washed about 3-4 times a week. Moisturized, sealed, applied growth aid and then baggied nightly. Gained a good amount of growth and thought this reggie would be a keeper for 2011. Let me tell you, I tried taking the cornrows down last night (there were only about 10 or 12), I took me from about 10 pm to a lil after 3 to finish. That makes no since at all! It was matted and hard to pick through and detangle!! I was so sick of it plus a huge ball of hair came out smh

I will try the scalp cleansing method suggested by fancypants, instead of the frequent co washing to keep my scalp clean.

Does anyone recommend the ORS herbal cleanse dry shampoo? I have an unopened bottle in the closet that I've been to afraid to try for a couple of months now.

I found information about scalp cleansing. You can do a search on scalp cleansing while in braids. There are many YouTube videos on it. However, one person used Organics Herbal Cleanse Dry Shampoo. She had individual braids but we who are on this challenge, probably have cornrow braids. Anyhow she applied the dry shampoo to her entire scalp, massaged in and then she used a wet towel to wipe away excess from her scalp. Next she applied her hair oils and then she moisturised her braids. I think I might try this dry shampoo to see how it works.

You also might want to send LadyPaniolo a private message about this, just a suggestion. I remember her saying something in one of the posts that if we do alot of conditioning washing, moisturising, etc. we need to take the braids down earlier due to the matting of the braids, but don't quote me. She is the expert. I hope this helps.

 

[luvmesumhair]

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Yes! i hope so also, b/c I'm still recovering from that nightmare! But you had it way worse, two days girl?! You're a trooper lol

I really enjoyed the frequent cowashes while in the braids, but I guess its just not for my hair type.

I wonder if I can still do a regular wash/dc once a week though? I just can't picture leaving the cornrows in for a month without doing a good wash in them.

Also if someone could please answer if spraying the hair liberally to moisturize and baggying is aiding in the matting also? I hope not, I was really enjoying this also.

LadyP answered me on this one and said yes it would. She suggest spraying the braids with a light spray. Nothing to heavy or creamy.

I am going to start combing and washing mines every 3 weeks. But I am going to look for that Lavender Witch Hazel to rub on my scalp. Maybe I can get away with doing that without washing a whole month.

 

[LadyPaniolo]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

This was so helpful. I left cornrows in for the past month while under a wig, co washed about 3-4 times a week. Moisturized, sealed, applied growth aid and then baggied nightly. Gained a good amount of growth and thought this reggie would be a keeper for 2011. Let me tell you, I tried taking the cornrows down last night (there were only about 10 or 12), I took me from about 10 pm to a lil after 3 to finish. That makes no since at all! It was matted and hard to pick through and detangle!! I was so sick of it plus a huge ball of hair came out smh

I will try the scalp cleansing method suggested by fancypants, instead of the frequent co washing to keep my scalp clean.

Does anyone recommend the ORS herbal cleanse dry shampoo? I have an unopened bottle in the closet that I've been to afraid to try for a couple of months now.

The bolded is what caused the matting. You can either 1. do all that wetting/washing and take them down MUCH earlier or 2. cut back on the moisturizing and co-washing and leave them in longer.

When you do the DMM, you don't NEED to moisturize your hair every ten minutes, b/c the moisture is locked in.

Yes! i hope so also, b/c I'm still recovering from that nightmare! But you had it way worse, two days girl?! You're a trooper lol

I really enjoyed the frequent cowashes while in the braids, but I guess its just not for my hair type.

I wonder if I can still do a regular wash/dc once a week though? I just can't picture leaving the cornrows in for a month without doing a good wash in them.

Also if someone could please answer if spraying the hair liberally to moisturize and baggying is aiding in the matting also? I hope not, I was really enjoying this also.

yes, you should do a wash & DC weekly. The spraying and baggying is causing matting for you, too. Let the spray dry, don't baggy it w/cornrows or you will get mildew.

Excuse me ladies, I need your help. I am very interested in doing the Deep Moisture Method, my hair needs help. Only problem is, I don't want to wear a weave or braids. Can I still do it? I've been looking for the answer but can't find it. Can anyone help?

You probably could but I don't see how.

I found information about scalp cleansing. You can do a search on scalp cleansing while in braids. There are many YouTube videos on it. However, one person used Organics Herbal Cleanse Dry Shampoo. She had individual braids but we who are on this challenge, probably have cornrow braids. Anyhow she applied the dry shampoo to her entire scalp, massaged in and then she used a wet towel to wipe away excess from her scalp. Next she applied her hair oils and then she moisturised her braids. I think I might try this dry shampoo to see how it works.

You also might want to send LadyPaniolo a private message about this, just a suggestion. I remember her saying something in one of the posts that if we do alot of conditioning washing, moisturising, etc. we need to take the braids down earlier due to the matting of the braids, but don't quote me. She is the expert. I hope this helps.

Precisely right!

 

[MsEveMarie]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

I found information about scalp cleansing. You can do a search on scalp cleansing while in braids. There are many YouTube videos on it. However, one person used Organics Herbal Cleanse Dry Shampoo. She had individual braids but we who are on this challenge, probably have cornrow braids. Anyhow she applied the dry shampoo to her entire scalp, massaged in and then she used a wet towel to wipe away excess from her scalp. Next she applied her hair oils and then she moisturised her braids. I think I might try this dry shampoo to see how it works.

You also might want to send LadyPaniolo a private message about this, just a suggestion. I remember her saying something in one of the posts that if we do alot of conditioning washing, moisturising, etc. we need to take the braids down earlier due to the matting of the braids, but don't quote me. She is the expert. I hope this helps.

Thank You mucho for all of that finger work, and the detailed response it was very helpful! That's how I was planning on using the ORS dry shampoo, but wasn't quite sure b/c the directions seemed to focus on putting on the actual hair and wiping it away. But I was going to do it my way anyways and only cleanse the scalp then apply my oils or growth aids

 

[MsEveMarie]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

I found information about scalp cleansing. You can do a search on scalp cleansing while in braids. There are many YouTube videos on it. However, one person used Organics Herbal Cleanse Dry Shampoo. She had individual braids but we who are on this challenge, probably have cornrow braids. Anyhow she applied the dry shampoo to her entire scalp, massaged in and then she used a wet towel to wipe away excess from her scalp. Next she applied her hair oils and then she moisturised her braids. I think I might try this dry shampoo to see how it works.

You also might want to send LadyPaniolo a private message about this, just a suggestion. I remember her saying something in one of the posts that if we do alot of conditioning washing, moisturising, etc. we need to take the braids down earlier due to the matting of the braids, but don't quote me. She is the expert. I hope this helps.

LadyP answered me on this one and said yes it would. She suggest spraying the braids with a light spray. Nothing to heavy or creamy.

I am going to start combing and washing mines every 3 weeks. But I am going to look for that Lavender Witch Hazel to rub on my scalp. Maybe I can get away with doing that without washing a whole month.

Thanks for asking about that! Yeh, I would suggest 3 weeks also, my hair didn't really seem to hold up too well after that. The braids started getting really messy and I found myself co washing ALOT during the fourth week. Also it was hard to reach my scalp through all of the growth (it could have been starting to mat at this point). I'm interested in the witch hazel also it sounds very refreshing to the scalp and the lavender very soothing...sounds like it'll promote some GOOD sleep lol


The spritz I use is Gabbanagirl/moptopmaven's mix, its very watery and super moisturizing. The ingredients are:

10% sodium lactate
15% aloe vera juice
75% distilled water

 

[MsEveMarie]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

The bolded is what caused the matting. You can either 1. do all that wetting/washing and take them down MUCH earlier or 2. cut back on the moisturizing and co-washing and leave them in longer.

When you do the DMM, you don't NEED to moisturize your hair every ten minutes, b/c the moisture is locked in.



yes, you should do a wash & DC weekly. The spraying and baggying is causing matting for you, too. Let the spray dry, don't baggy it w/cornrows or you will get mildew.



You probably could but I don't see how.



Precisely right!

Thanks for stopping in and answering all of our questions LadyPanialo! I was afraid of the mildew issue also, that's why I was cowashing so often And the baggying was just b/c my hair is soooo dry. I recently joined chicoro's newsletter this weekend and the first email was on proper protein/moisture balance. I've been doing it wrong al of this time! I would just apply the protein treatment and get under a steamer or rarely do protein treatments at all. I'm now buying a soft bonnet dryer so that I can use the dry heat for my protein treaments, and use the steamer (wet heat) for my moisturizing treatments.

I'll then do the DDM.

A few more questions just to clarify for my reggie:

1. is it ok to use vaseline as the heavy grease?
2. When I wash/dc weekly do you suggest any specific products or should I just dilute and use w/e is in stash
3. Should I dc with a protein or moisturizing conditioner? And should I use the bonnet or steamer with either while in the cornrows?
4. Is it safe to use the ORS shampoo to cleanse the scalp as needed throughout the week.
5. Is it fine to spray the hair nightly with a spritz then seal with JBCO or should this only be done after the wash?

Sry for all of the questions, just really scared after last night's mishap and I want everything to be kosher this time around.

 

[luvmesumhair]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

Thanks for asking about that! Yeh, I would suggest 3 weeks also, my hair didn't really seem to hold up too well after that. The braids started getting really messy and I found myself co washing ALOT during the fourth week. Also it was hard to reach my scalp through all of the growth (it could have been starting to mat at this point). I'm interested in the witch hazel also it sounds very refreshing to the scalp and the lavender very soothing...sounds like it'll promote some GOOD sleep lol


The spritz I use is Gabbanagirl/moptopmaven's mix, its very watery and super moisturizing. The ingredients are:

10% sodium lactate
15% aloe vera juice
75% distilled water

What is Sodium Lactate?

Thanks for stopping in and answering all of our questions LadyPanialo! I was afraid of the mildew issue also, that's why I was cowashing so often And the baggying was just b/c my hair is soooo dry. I recently joined chicoro's newsletter this weekend and the first email was on proper protein/moisture balance. I've been doing it wrong al of this time! I would just apply the protein treatment and get under a steamer or rarely do protein treatments at all. I'm now buying a soft bonnet dryer so that I can use the dry heat for my protein treaments, and use the steamer (wet heat) for my moisturizing treatments.

I'll then do the DDM.

A few more questions just to clarify for my reggie:

1. is it ok to use vaseline as the heavy grease?
2. When I wash/dc weekly do you suggest any specific products or should I just dilute and use w/e is in stash
3. Should I dc with a protein or moisturizing conditioner? And should I use the bonnet or steamer with either while in the cornrows?
4. Is it safe to use the ORS shampoo to cleanse the scalp as needed throughout the week.
5. Is it fine to spray the hair nightly with a spritz then seal with JBCO or should this only be done after the wash?

Sry for all of the questions, just really scared after last night's mishap and I want everything to be kosher this time around.

Could you please post what she said regarding that? Thank you.

 

[MsEveMarie]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

What is Sodium Lactate?


Could you please post what she said regarding that? Thank you.
Will do

It's like glycerin but much better. It brings moisture into the hair and retains it better, plus its not as sticky as glycerin.

I bought mine really cheap from here:

Sodium Lactate

You can also read up more on how to make your own, from my favorite blogger

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[fancypants007]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

Thank You mucho for all of that finger work, and the detailed response it was very helpful! That's how I was planning on using the ORS dry shampoo, but wasn't quite sure b/c the directions seemed to focus on putting on the actual hair and wiping it away. But I was going to do it my way anyways and only cleanse the scalp then apply my oils or growth aids

Just wanted to bring to your attention, the ORS Herbal dry shampoo has alcohol in it, the bad kind. It's the very first ingredient, needless to say, I will not be using it. I'm going to either continue using my witch hazel astringent, or I'm going to try Dr. Bronners Shikakai soap in tea tree, put on scalp and then use a spray bottle of water to massage in scalp. I'm going to put on a plastic bag for 30 minutes and then use a towel to remove the excess. Dr. Bronner's soap is organic and they have many different kinds. The peppermint/spearmint should be tingling to the scalp. Just a suggestion.

 

[MsEveMarie]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

Just wanted to bring to your attention, the ORS Herbal dry shampoo has alcohol in it, the bad kind. It's the very first ingredient, needless to say, I will not be using it. I'm going to either continue using my witch hazel astringent, or I'm going to try Dr. Bronners Shikakai soap in tea tree, put on scalp and then use a spray bottle of water to massage in scalp. I'm going to put on a plastic bag for 30 minutes and then use a towel to remove the excess. Dr. Bronner's soap is organic and they have many different kinds. The peppermint/spearmint should be tingling to the scalp. Just a suggestion.

You know, thats probably why I threw it in the closet in the first place.

Your suggestions sound great, I think I'll try that.

 

[cutiebe2]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

I can't believe I went so long without looking at this thread. I just got Chicoro's book in the mail and ordered a lace front wig (Freetress Jackie) along with the silk cap so I should be set.

I posted a thread a while ago about having no growth for 2 years s I am hoping this will get be back on track. I'm going to do more research and them post my regimen.

 

[PoisedNPolished]

Re: I am adopting LadyPanialo's reggie.. Deep Moisture Method, Wig and ALL for 12 mon

The freetress Yasmine wig I have is looking BETTER the older it gets... I brush it out at night and put it in two big twists. Then I pin the twists up (princess laila style) and take the wig off. In the morning I take the twists out and finger comb. LOVELY!... I have wigs still in the bags because this one is going strong!

 

[itsjusthair88]

Hi ladies I have 2 questions, I finally got the courage to wear my first LF and I made my own concoction to condition my hair it has: melted unrefined Shea, EVOO, coconut milk, jojoba oil and a conditioner (I don't know the conditioner's name, I'm OOT and don't have it with me) so I slathered it on and let it dry but now my hair feels dry and crunchy, did I do something wrong? Also can someone please tell me where I can find a black silk or satin cap? Thanks!

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